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Jackson Unpacked

KHOL - Jackson Hole Community Radio

Jackson Unpacked is a bi-weekly radio show and podcast featuring in-depth reporting and interviews on news, music and culture in the Tetons. New episodes drop Fridays. Original music for Jackson Unpacked is by the local band Strumbucket. Lead photo courtesy of VisitJacksonHole.com.

Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.

Jackson Unpacked is a bi-weekly radio show and podcast featuring in-depth reporting and interviews on news, music and culture in the Tetons. New episodes drop Fridays. Original music for Jackson Unpacked is by the local band Strumbucket. Lead photo courtesy of VisitJacksonHole.com.

Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
68hr 32min
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May 16, 202526min 21sec37.97 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: ‘Boys, Booze and Wolves’".
July 18, 202554min 10sec78.01 MB
Thumbnail for "'While We Wait'".
July 11, 202524min 5sec34.71 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: ‘The Pretty Good House’".
July 4, 202535min 49sec51.6 MB
Thumbnail for "‘What My Soul Needed’".
June 27, 202528min 50sec41.53 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: ‘Wasting Away’".
June 20, 202549min 33sec71.38 MB
Thumbnail for "‘What I Love About Chocolate’".
June 13, 202530min 30sec43.93 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Little Bit Tricky’".
May 30, 202529min 53sec43.05 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Little Bit of Everything’".
May 2, 202525min 20sec36.51 MB
Thumbnail for "'Heavier, faster, we’re diving in'".
April 18, 202524min 14sec34.93 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Mooning the Tram’".
April 4, 202523min 30sec33.86 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Stand Up and Defend It’".
March 21, 202528min 2sec40.35 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Corny Things That People Say’".
March 11, 202527min 33sec39.65 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Without Certainty’".
‘Without Certainty’
February 21, 202529min 33sec42.52 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Everything is Outrageous’".
‘Everything is Outrageous’
February 7, 202530min 8sec43.43 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Even if it's Unconstitutional?’".
‘Even if it's Unconstitutional?’
January 24, 202529min 11sec42 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Little Shangri-La’".
‘A Little Shangri-La’
January 10, 202527min 49sec40.01 MB
Thumbnail for "‘An Extremely Heavy Lift’".
‘An Extremely Heavy Lift’
December 20, 202430min 22sec43.74 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Shorts in the Wintertime’".
‘Shorts in the Wintertime’
December 6, 202428min 57sec41.7 MB
Thumbnail for "‘We Laugh So We Don’t Cry’".
‘We Laugh So We Don’t Cry’
November 22, 202428min 22sec40.88 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: 'The Entire Country is at Stake For Me'".
BONUS: 'The Entire Country is at Stake For Me'
November 8, 202430min43.21 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Real Minefield of Human Attractants’".
‘A Real Minefield of Human Attractants’
November 1, 202428min 26sec40.97 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: 'We Don't Have to be Conflict Averse'".
BONUS: 'We Don't Have to be Conflict Averse'
October 25, 202431min 54sec45.95 MB
Thumbnail for "‘I Have No Idea. I’m an Eternal Optimist’".
‘I Have No Idea. I’m an Eternal Optimist’
October 18, 202428min 18sec40.77 MB
Thumbnail for "‘It Just Seems Alive’".
‘It Just Seems Alive’
October 4, 202428min 24sec40.92 MB
Thumbnail for "‘That’s The Stuff That Gives Me Goosebumps’".
‘That’s The Stuff That Gives Me Goosebumps’
September 20, 202429min 13sec42.1 MB
Thumbnail for "‘I Am Like Vibing The Shirt’".
‘I Am Like Vibing The Shirt’
September 6, 202427min 35sec39.74 MB
Thumbnail for "‘And The Swans Have Flourished’".
‘And The Swans Have Flourished’
August 23, 202428min 30sec41.06 MB
Thumbnail for "‘There's No Point… If We Can't Go Enjoy It’".
‘There's No Point… If We Can't Go Enjoy It’
August 9, 202429min 33sec42.59 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Harsh Reality’".
‘A Harsh Reality’
July 26, 202425min 11sec36.29 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Because it’s Music, Music is Fun!’".
‘Because it’s Music, Music is Fun!’
July 12, 202425min 39sec36.98 MB
Thumbnail for "‘We Dismantle Any Barriers That Might Be Standing In Their Way’".
‘We Dismantle Any Barriers That Might Be Standing In Their Way’
June 28, 202427min 55sec40.23 MB
Thumbnail for "'Mother Nature is Unpredictable'".
'Mother Nature is Unpredictable'
June 14, 202422min 6sec31.85 MB
Thumbnail for "‘I Don’t Like To Be Put In a Box’".
‘I Don’t Like To Be Put In a Box’
May 31, 202428min 17sec40.68 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: 'Chasing The Dragon' - Part Four Of High Altitude Tales".
BONUS: 'Chasing The Dragon' - Part Four Of High Altitude Tales
May 17, 202443min 13sec62.16 MB
Thumbnail for "‘The Definition of Type Two Fun’".
‘The Definition of Type Two Fun’
May 3, 202426min 4sec37.49 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Wolves Hold A Pretty Unusual Place In The Human Psyche’".
‘Wolves Hold A Pretty Unusual Place In The Human Psyche’
April 19, 202429min 4sec41.88 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Donut Hole Of Unknown Danger’".
‘A Donut Hole Of Unknown Danger’
April 5, 202427min 54sec40.13 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Which Dog Speaks To Your Soul?'".
‘Which Dog Speaks To Your Soul?'
March 22, 202428min 56sec41.67 MB
Thumbnail for "'The More People Who Show Who They Are, The Better'".
'The More People Who Show Who They Are, The Better'
March 8, 202427min 13sec39.22 MB
Thumbnail for "‘It’s In Our DNA, It's Who We Are In Wyoming’".
‘It’s In Our DNA, It's Who We Are In Wyoming’
February 23, 202427min 44sec39.88 MB
Thumbnail for "‘People Aren't As Scary As We Make Them Out To Be’".
‘People Aren't As Scary As We Make Them Out To Be’
February 9, 202428min 25sec40.88 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Ideas They Die In The Brain’".
‘Ideas They Die In The Brain’
January 26, 202429min 40sec42.74 MB
Thumbnail for "‘The Jackson Hole Shuffle’".
‘The Jackson Hole Shuffle’
January 12, 202430min 40sec44.17 MB
Thumbnail for "‘I Wanna Hear That Again I Wanna Hear That Again’".
‘I Wanna Hear That Again I Wanna Hear That Again’
December 29, 202330min 39sec44.15 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Skiing In Jeans Is Freedom’".
‘Skiing In Jeans Is Freedom’
December 15, 202328min 30sec41.05 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Emotional, Physical, Spiritual Support’".
‘Emotional, Physical, Spiritual Support’
December 1, 202324min 21sec35.08 MB
Thumbnail for "‘This Guy Gives Me This Hat’".
‘This Guy Gives Me This Hat’
November 17, 202328min 30sec41.05 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Whatever Happened To That Guy?’".
‘Whatever Happened To That Guy?’
November 3, 202327min 30sec39.61 MB
Thumbnail for "‘OMG We Have So Much In Common’".
‘OMG We Have So Much In Common’
October 20, 202333min 42sec48.55 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Don’t Forget About Us’".
‘Don’t Forget About Us’
October 6, 202329min41.77 MB
Thumbnail for "‘She Might Not Recognize Me, But She May Smell My Car’".
‘She Might Not Recognize Me, But She May Smell My Car’
September 22, 202327min 45sec39.97 MB
Thumbnail for "‘People Used to Whistle’".
‘People Used to Whistle’
September 8, 202332min 16sec46.42 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Much More Similar Than We Are Different’".
‘Much More Similar Than We Are Different’
August 25, 202327min 41sec39.82 MB
Thumbnail for "‘The Courage And The Resilience’".
‘The Courage And The Resilience’
August 11, 202329min 32sec42.56 MB
Thumbnail for "‘With Heaviness Comes Wisdom’".
‘With Heaviness Comes Wisdom’
July 28, 202328min40.33 MB
Thumbnail for "‘It Is Not Just Something We Should Do To Assuage Guilt’".
‘It Is Not Just Something We Should Do To Assuage Guilt’
July 14, 202328min40.33 MB
Thumbnail for "‘There Are More Of Us Than We Think There Are’".
‘There Are More Of Us Than We Think There Are’
June 30, 202328min 15sec40.69 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Success To Me Is Dying With Some Cows’".
‘Success To Me Is Dying With Some Cows’
June 16, 202326min37.46 MB
Thumbnail for "‘We Know We Have To Stick Together’".
‘We Know We Have To Stick Together’
June 2, 202328min40.34 MB
Thumbnail for "‘They Say You Have To Be Crazy Sometimes To Change The World’".
‘They Say You Have To Be Crazy Sometimes To Change The World’
May 19, 202328min 40sec41.3 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Jolt To The System’".
‘A Jolt To The System’
May 5, 202327min 6sec39 MB
Thumbnail for "‘The Shrine of the Pass’".
‘The Shrine of the Pass’
April 21, 202328min 15sec40.7 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Solution For A Problem That Doesn’t Exist’".
‘A Solution For A Problem That Doesn’t Exist’
April 7, 202324min 30sec35.3 MB
Thumbnail for "‘They Will Try and Try Until They Succeed’".
‘They Will Try and Try Until They Succeed’
March 24, 202328min 15sec40.69 MB
Thumbnail for "‘This Is A Simple thing, In A Simple Place, That Matters’".
‘This Is A Simple thing, In A Simple Place, That Matters’
March 10, 202329min 39sec42.72 MB
Thumbnail for "‘You Are The Music In That Moment’".
‘You Are The Music In That Moment’
February 24, 202323min 41sec34.08 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Overcome By Powder Fever’".
‘Overcome By Powder Fever’
February 10, 202327min 40sec39.81 MB
Thumbnail for "‘One Storm Isn’t Going To Change The Game’".
‘One Storm Isn’t Going To Change The Game’
January 27, 202328min 59sec41.77 MB
Thumbnail for "‘That Stoke, That Fire’".
‘That Stoke, That Fire’
January 13, 202324min 22sec35.06 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Close To Their Homeland’".
‘Close To Their Homeland’
December 16, 202228min 1sec40.3 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Anger Is A Powerful Motivator’".
‘Anger Is A Powerful Motivator’
December 2, 202228min 36sec41.15 MB
Thumbnail for "‘It Keeps Us On Our Toes’".
‘It Keeps Us On Our Toes’
November 11, 202224min 40sec35.65 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Race To The Middle’".
‘A Race To The Middle’
October 28, 202227min 53sec40.27 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Protect Our Most Basic Rights’".
‘Protect Our Most Basic Rights’
October 14, 202229min 27sec42.54 MB
Thumbnail for "’A Community First, A Resort Second’".
’A Community First, A Resort Second’
September 23, 202227min 1sec39.05 MB
Thumbnail for "’We Are Real People’".
’We Are Real People’
September 2, 202228min 15sec40.8 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Facets - ’Making Jackson Home’".
BONUS: Facets - ’Making Jackson Home’
August 19, 202230min 5sec43.45 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Facets - ’Leading The Change’".
BONUS: Facets - ’Leading The Change’
August 5, 202223min 19sec33.72 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Facets - ’Healing Outdoors’".
BONUS: Facets - ’Healing Outdoors’
July 29, 202227min 50sec40.2 MB
Thumbnail for "’In The Middle of Tears’".
’In The Middle of Tears’
July 22, 202227min 47sec40.14 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Facets - ’Preserving a Teton Icon’".
BONUS: Facets - ’Preserving a Teton Icon’
July 15, 202229min 49sec43.05 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Facets - ’Bears, Berries and Brews’".
BONUS: Facets - ’Bears, Berries and Brews’
July 8, 202219min 12sec27.78 MB
Thumbnail for "’We Can’t Wait For It To Break’".
’We Can’t Wait For It To Break’
July 1, 202228min 56sec41.77 MB
Thumbnail for "’A More Wholesome, Accepting, Friendly Culture’".
’A More Wholesome, Accepting, Friendly Culture’
June 17, 202229min 15sec42.23 MB
Thumbnail for "’We Live Upstream Of Somebody’".
’We Live Upstream Of Somebody’
June 10, 202224min 46sec35.78 MB
Thumbnail for "’Maybe There’s A Carrot. Maybe There’s A Stick.’".
’Maybe There’s A Carrot. Maybe There’s A Stick.’
June 3, 202227min 52sec40.21 MB
Thumbnail for "’This Is All Junk’".
’This Is All Junk’
May 27, 202227min 9sec39.2 MB
Thumbnail for "’It Didn’t Seem Like The Whole Story.’".
’It Didn’t Seem Like The Whole Story.’
May 20, 202229min 27sec42.49 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Rocky Mountain Regional News Roundup".
BONUS: Rocky Mountain Regional News Roundup
May 6, 202227min 29sec39.55 MB
Thumbnail for "’Our True Neighbors’".
’Our True Neighbors’
April 29, 202229min 32sec42.59 MB
Thumbnail for "’Very Little, if Any, Impact’".
’Very Little, if Any, Impact’
April 22, 202229min 20sec42.31 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: A Conversation With Teton Valley Olympian Jaelin Kauf".
BONUS: A Conversation With Teton Valley Olympian Jaelin Kauf
April 14, 202217min 5sec24.59 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Keeping Us Human’".
‘Keeping Us Human’
April 8, 202229min 59sec43.23 MB
Thumbnail for "’A Maddening Game of Whack-a-Mole’".
’A Maddening Game of Whack-a-Mole’
April 1, 202229min 42sec42.81 MB
Thumbnail for "Trailer: Facets".
Trailer: Facets
March 29, 20221min 2sec1.51 MB
Thumbnail for "’Hurl or Cry’".
’Hurl or Cry’
March 18, 202229min 1sec41.82 MB
Thumbnail for "’The Nut We Need to Crack’".
’The Nut We Need to Crack’
March 11, 202229min 31sec42.63 MB
Thumbnail for "’It’s Already Decided’".
’It’s Already Decided’
February 25, 202229min 49sec42.95 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Regional Stories of Fossil Fuel Transitions".
BONUS: Regional Stories of Fossil Fuel Transitions
February 23, 202226min 17sec37.88 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: A Conversation With Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins".
BONUS: A Conversation With Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins
February 21, 202225min 38sec37.05 MB
Thumbnail for "’There is No Better Place.’".
’There is No Better Place.’
February 18, 202230min 19sec43.66 MB
Thumbnail for "’It Was Wild.’".
’It Was Wild.’
February 11, 202229min 20sec42.24 MB
Thumbnail for "’Our Own Little Microgrid’".
’Our Own Little Microgrid’
February 4, 202229min 14sec42.2 MB
Thumbnail for "’Carving a New Path’".
’Carving a New Path’
January 28, 202230min 6sec43.33 MB
Thumbnail for "’We Thought We Were Done.’".
’We Thought We Were Done.’
January 21, 202229min 9sec41.96 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Working for the Taxman’".
‘Working for the Taxman’
January 14, 202229min 19sec42.19 MB
Thumbnail for "’They Gotta Get it Somewhere. It’s Here.’".
’They Gotta Get it Somewhere. It’s Here.’
January 7, 202227min 4sec39.08 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: ‘Don’t Wait A Minute‘ on Rocky Mountain Housing Solutions".
BONUS: ‘Don’t Wait A Minute‘ on Rocky Mountain Housing Solutions
December 23, 202123min 7sec33.41 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Real Estate is Our Coal’".
‘Real Estate is Our Coal’
December 17, 202129min41.71 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Place of Joy‘".
‘A Place of Joy‘
December 10, 202127min 40sec40.09 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Very Small Steps‘".
‘Very Small Steps‘
December 3, 202129min 40sec42.96 MB
Thumbnail for "‘The Last Mile and the Last Obstacle‘".
‘The Last Mile and the Last Obstacle‘
November 19, 202127min 58sec40.5 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Trabajar, Trabajar‘".
‘Trabajar, Trabajar‘
November 12, 202129min 15sec42.34 MB
Thumbnail for "‘How Bad the Bad Is‘".
‘How Bad the Bad Is‘
November 5, 202126min 35sec38.5 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Sacred Animal‘".
‘A Sacred Animal‘
October 29, 202129min 44sec43.02 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: ‘Wildcard‘ Regional News Roundup".
BONUS: ‘Wildcard‘ Regional News Roundup
October 22, 202145min 5sec64.83 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Whose Job is This? Not My Job.‘".
‘Whose Job is This? Not My Job.‘
October 15, 202129min 39sec42.89 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Story of Everything‘".
‘A Story of Everything‘
October 8, 202129min 20sec42.43 MB
Thumbnail for "‘A Very Tight Rope‘".
‘A Very Tight Rope‘
October 1, 202126min 38sec38.53 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Bad. Dry. Bad.‘".
‘Bad. Dry. Bad.‘
September 24, 202129min 32sec42.69 MB
Thumbnail for "‘Trying to Catch Lightning in a Bottle‘".
‘Trying to Catch Lightning in a Bottle‘
September 17, 202128min 42sec41.49 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Exclusive Interview with Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon".
BONUS: Exclusive Interview with Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon
September 2, 202113min 13sec19.02 MB
Thumbnail for "'We Don’t Know All of What We Don’t Know'".
'We Don’t Know All of What We Don’t Know'
August 27, 202128min 55sec41.8 MB
Thumbnail for "'Management is a Little Bit Miffed'".
'Management is a Little Bit Miffed'
August 20, 202129min 9sec42.13 MB
Thumbnail for "'I Sincerely Hope the Data Change'".
'I Sincerely Hope the Data Change'
August 13, 202128min 25sec41.05 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: A Conversation With 'Billionaire Wilderness' Author Justin Farrell".
BONUS: A Conversation With 'Billionaire Wilderness' Author Justin Farrell
August 9, 202118min 43sec26.94 MB
Thumbnail for "'Nobody Needs a Billion Dollars'".
'Nobody Needs a Billion Dollars'
August 6, 202126min 21sec38.06 MB
Thumbnail for "'It’s Been a Rough Summer'".
'It’s Been a Rough Summer'
July 30, 202127min 19sec39.45 MB
Thumbnail for "'We Don’t Want to be Jackson'".
'We Don’t Want to be Jackson'
July 16, 202123min 50sec34.45 MB
Thumbnail for "'They Were Hired Guns'".
'They Were Hired Guns'
July 9, 202130min 1sec43.33 MB
Thumbnail for "'Modem Cowboys'".
'Modem Cowboys'
June 30, 202128min 11sec40.69 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Local Grizzly Subject to 'Aggressive' Hazing".
BONUS: Local Grizzly Subject to 'Aggressive' Hazing
June 25, 202115min 33sec22.39 MB
Thumbnail for "'It’s a Feedback Loop'".
'It’s a Feedback Loop'
June 23, 202127min 12sec39.25 MB
Thumbnail for "'You Know Damn Well There's an Issue'".
'You Know Damn Well There's an Issue'
June 16, 202125min 47sec37.21 MB
Thumbnail for "BONUS: 'Wildcard' Rocky Mountain News Roundup".
BONUS: 'Wildcard' Rocky Mountain News Roundup
June 14, 202158min 27sec84.08 MB
Thumbnail for "'I Thought I Was the Only One'".
'I Thought I Was the Only One'
June 9, 202129min 37sec42.73 MB
Thumbnail for "'A Snapshot in History'".
'A Snapshot in History'
June 2, 202129min 41sec42.79 MB
Thumbnail for "'There’s No Red Energy. There’s No Blue Energy.’".
'There’s No Red Energy. There’s No Blue Energy.’
May 26, 202128min 45sec41.44 MB
Thumbnail for "'Isn’t This Bothering You?'".
'Isn’t This Bothering You?'
May 19, 202127min 18sec39.34 MB
Thumbnail for "'I Can’t Believe My Head is Going There'".
'I Can’t Believe My Head is Going There'
May 12, 202129min 25sec42.38 MB
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Jackson Unpacked brings you a diverse mix of the can't-miss local and regional stories affecting the Jackson Hole region. Subscribe now to our weekly, half-hour show featuring the best interviews and in-depth reporting from KHOL. 
May 10, 20211min1.45 MB
Thumbnail for "'The State Could Get Out of its Own Way'".
'The State Could Get Out of its Own Way'
May 5, 202129min 16sec42.14 MB
Thumbnail for "'What Could’ve Been'".
'What Could’ve Been'
April 28, 202129min 31sec42.48 MB
Thumbnail for "'We Are an Enigma in Wyoming'".
'We Are an Enigma in Wyoming'
April 21, 202128min 44sec41.35 MB
Thumbnail for "'The Clock is Always Working Against You Out Here'".
'The Clock is Always Working Against You Out Here'
April 14, 202126min 53sec38.69 MB

‘We’ll Just Sing, Let’s Just Sing’

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May 16, 202526min 21sec

When people think about leaving an abusive relationship, the biggest barrier in their way is often housing. But what happens if there’s nowhere to go? We hear how an organization across the pass is dealing with a surge in need after the murder of a Victor mother. With the Trump admnistration expressing interest in converting public lands to private housing, a new study looks at the potential challenges and consequences. And Jackson native Melissa Elliott, AKA Missy Jo, is not only a music teacher but establishes herself as an emotional guru on her new EP. Her her converstaion with KHOL’s Evan Ballew and learn why she’s singing about being banned from the Wilson Post Office. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

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‘We’ll Just Sing, Let’s Just Sing’
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